Epidemiology Supervisor (DOH/CHP #10720)

New Mexico Department of Health; Santa Fe (NM); Sur place; USD 64 000 - 102 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

New Mexico Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bureau, seeks a Program Manager to oversee NMEDSS and ELR, ensuring reliable statewide surveillance data and efficient operations.

You will supervise staff, manage grants and contracts, and coordinate with NMDOH IT and external partners to meet modernization and interoperability goals.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience in public health surveillance or public health informatics.
• 2+ years of supervision experience is highly desired.
• 2+ years of involvement in grants/contracts management is highly desired.

Responsabilités

• Provide overall leadership, administration, and strategic direction for NMEDSS and ELR program operations.
• Ensure NMEDSS functionality meets operational needs of IDEB programs and related workflows.
• Supervise staff, ensuring clear responsibilities and timely execution of tasks.
• Participate in development and submission of grant applications related to surveillance modernization and interoperability; monitor grant-funded activities.
• Coordinate with NMDOH ITSD and contracted NMEDSS developers to manage system maintenance, security updates, and data exchange with external partners.

Connaissances

Public health surveillance

Supervision

Grants & contracts management

Formation

Master's in Public Health

Outils

Rhapsody Integration Engine

Description du poste

Posting Details

Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date.

The Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bureau in the Center for Health Protection provides infectious disease epidemiology and public health surveillance services, case and outbreak investigations, and data analyses statewide for the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH). The work is authorized by the New Mexico Public Health Act and governed by the New Mexico Administrative Code (7.4.3.13) Notifiable Diseases or Conditions in New Mexico. Programs in the Bureau include (but are not limited to) Foodborne Diseases, Zoonotic Diseases, HIV and Hepatitis, Healthcare-associated Infections, Data Informatics and Emerging Infections.

Salary

$46.33 - $74.12 Hourly

$96,358 - $154,173 Annually

This position is a Pay Band C12

Why does the job exist?

The NMEDSS and ELR Program Manager protects the health of New Mexicans by overseeing the New Mexico Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NMEDSS) and the Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) program within the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bureau (IDEB). This position ensures that NMEDSS and ELR operate reliably and efficiently to support infectious disease surveillance, reporting, and epidemiologic program needs statewide. The Program Manager supervises key program staff, manages grant and budget activities, directs vendor and IT coordination, and ensures system alignment with NMDOH¿s Data Modernization Initiative and national interoperability standards.

How does it get done?

The individual hired in this position will:

• Provide overall leadership, administration, and strategic direction for NMEDSS and ELR program operations.
• Ensure NMEDSS functionality meets the operational needs of IDEB programs, including infectious disease surveillance, outbreak response, and routine epidemiologic workflows.
• Supervise and provide performance guidance to team members, ensuring clarity in responsibilities, timely execution of tasks, and professional development.
• Participate in the development and submission of grant applications related to surveillance modernization, electronic reporting, and interoperability and monitor grant-funded activities and ensure timely completion of deliverables and accurate reporting.
• Represent IDEB¿s interest in the NMDOH¿s-wide Data Modernization initiative to ensure the end goal of a functional, integrated data platform to facilitate surveillance and response activities for notifiable conditions.
• Coordinate with the NMDOH Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) and contracted NMEDSS developers to manage system maintenance, enhancements, security updates, and operation of the Rhapsody Integration Engine for healthcare interoperability; and manage data exchange relationships with external partners including SYNCRONYS, the statewide health information exchange.

Who are the customers?

People living in New Mexico, the NM Department of Health and other state and local agencies, health care professionals, CDC.

Ideal Candidate

Ideal candidate will have 4 or more years of experience in public health surveillance or public health informatics. 2 or more years of experience in supervision, and 2 or more years of involvement in management of grants and/or contracts is highly desired.

Minimum Qualification

Master's Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Sciences, Social Sciences, or Statistics and two (2) years in Public Health to include data analysis and linking methodology. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling eight (8) years may substitute for the required education and experience.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course Certification as a condition of continued employment.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Lifting up to twenty-five (25) pounds may be required. Some travel with the occasional overnight stay is required.

Bargaining Unit Position

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.